Biggest downgrade in mobile phone and human history 😡
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nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 17:35:56 JST nixCraft 🐧 - Token likes this.
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j4n3z (j4n3z@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 18:01:35 JST j4n3z @nixCraft I really don't feel this is bigger downgrade than ditching replaceable battery.
My girlfriend's phone lacks jack so we purchased USB-C to jack for connecting to a car radio and we both use it as it firmly holds on cable and both our phones are able to pass sound through USB-C -
wolfytuga (wolfytuga@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 18:14:09 JST wolfytuga @nixCraft To be honest, I still prefer the jack option, at least it works everywhere, when the USB options... Sometimes works, sometimes not... And not to mention the Bluetooth which disconnects all the sudden...
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Max™ (maxthyme@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 18:18:34 JST Max™ @nixCraft We got a pixel 6a and it comes with a usb-a to usb-c dongle for data transfer and on a hunch I plugged THAT into the usb speakers we use with the laptop and... it works pretty well, though it is absurd.
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Radio Azureus (radioazureus@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 18:27:58 JST Radio Azureus @nixCraft one of the first things I verify, is that the Android has a #analog #audio output
I've never, ever and shall never, ever, have to deal with this stupidity, by the #Android manufacturersStraight DA conversion has the lowest delay possible, which the analog audio jack delivers on board
I do sound engineering so I always need good analogue sound from my devices
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Abazigal (abazigal@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 18:32:53 JST Abazigal @nixCraft Surprised Apple isn’t already selling something like this. 😛
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katoshi (kato_c@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 18:35:40 JST katoshi @nixCraft the fact that the dongle cable is easily snapped is just bruh
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enigma08 (enigma08@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 19:34:57 JST enigma08 @nixCraft 100%
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xs4me2 (xs4me2@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 19:39:53 JST xs4me2 Its about cost…
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in_sympathy (in_sympathy@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 19:46:24 JST in_sympathy @nixCraft never going back to wired headphones unless for professional studio work. I can attend a meeting on any device, switch from one device to another - be really much more mobile of not free, so I don’t miss that jack at all 🙌🏻
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768kB (768kb@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 20:00:18 JST 768kB @nixCraft at least you can plug in a much better dac/amp than any phone ships with. But the choice would still be better.
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MJJ Mori (mjjmori@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 20:38:45 JST MJJ Mori @nixCraft When they did this ten years ago, I would have been right on board with the snark, and to be fair technically I still agree, yet these days I have to be honest and admit that my last three bluetooth headsets have been very good and I haven’t missed the headphone jack for ages. And that’s not to say you have to accept it; 3.5mm jack was around for decades because it was an excellent design that worked reliably. It’s just not something I’ve personally considered for a while now.
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madmax (pikachu_sensei@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 21:38:29 JST madmax @nixCraft I have much bigger problem with Bluetooth earphones and the reason is simple, I don't like charging two things just to listen to music and also the fact that the batteries on those will eventually run out and I have to throw them even if the earphones are fine but batteries aren't. I just don't like them.
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MegatronicThronBanks (megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 21:48:04 JST MegatronicThronBanks @nixCraft It's called TardPorting. Or BackwardsPorting. It's nothing like BackPorting and indeed serves no useful purpose!
No audio jack. Just fffffffff oooooo.
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Nazo (nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Nov-2023 08:51:05 JST Nazo @nixCraft Still even today I remain in shock that Apple users actually are so willing to just bend over for anything Apple wants that they accepted this. They could have boycotted it. Complained en masse. Etc. Instead, they grumbled, bent over, and now it doesn't even occur to Apple to even consider otherwise.
BTW, my Android phone is super thin, has a high IP rating, and also has a headphone jack. It was BS claiming they needed the space. They just wanted to sell an overpriced accessory.